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Katilyna wrote:

Idk what to do. I have a cat who I already had to make an outside cat except for when when he eats and drinks he comes in. To make a long story short, he slashed (in the face) my oldest daughter and attacked my youngest, now my oldest was pestering him so I didn't take action when he did that but I know for a fact my youngest wasn't doing anything but petting and maybe giving kisses and he outright bit her and wrapped his arms around her and did that back feet claw thing (left scars on her). I know he wasn't playing cuz I know how he is. Well today I let him in to eat and drink and be warm cuz it's cold out, well my other cat went up and started licking him and he hissed and clawed at her, so I pushed him away from her and he slashed my hand. Idk what to with him, I don't wanna rehome him cuz he's mean but I can't have him here around us. Should I just start putting his food outside everyday and not letting him in at all? He litterally sits at the door and meows all day.

I really don't want any hate comments cuz I already feel bad he has to be outside all the time, but my kids come before any animal. Oh and he wasn't before my kids were if anyone is wondering.

Hi! So I actually have 4 cats and volunteer at an animal shelter. It sounds to me like your cat should only be in a one cat home with no children. Some cats are like this, and other cats do really bad in that situation. I would recommend rehoming him or contacting a no kill shelter and explain the situation and see if they know of any one who wants a one cat home and no children, it's normally older couples. I couldn't imagine just leaving my cats being outside cats, then again I've had them since they were all babies and I've raised them for their whole lives. But I do know some cats prefer being outside cats because that's just the type of cat they are, so no judgement here. I actually feed our neighborhood outside cats, I'd keep them all if my fiancé would let me but he said 4 is enough especially with a baby on the way. But that is just my opinion, I hope it helps.

First I just wanna say that cats don't act out because they are mean. There is several things that can be wrong. Maybe he is stressed by having children or other cats around. As someone else mentioned some cats do not do well in these households. In general i would also advice that you teach your children to be careful of the signals of the cat (for a human they can easily be misunderstood). Regardless of whether your youngest was just petting and kissing the cat, it probably made him feel trapped and unsafe. The cat needs to have areas where he can escape and the children cannot go. Especially his food area needs to be safe and calm from other elements.

The thing about him being able to hide, there's plenty of places, he litterally just sits out in the open and doesn't move away from the kids or other cat. Instead he just attacks them if they bug him, which my kids know better then to mess with him now but now theyre also scared to walk by any cats. I'm a firm believer that some cats are just *** to be honest lol. He gets in the garbage, on the counters, hops up on the table next to us to get our food. Believe me, he's a jerk. Also why he now goes outside lol, I just dealt with all that stuff until he started attacking my kids. I won't have that. :(

Your welcome! Just make sure you meet the people and see their home before giving the cat away because some people are super sketchy. No offense to you but I always worry about things like that because some people are just awful and I have first hand seen what people have done to animals. You definitely seem to know that he needs to be rehomed, which is a big step because most people just throw the cats outside and forget about them. I am glad hat your asking for advice before you do something.

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